The Return Of The Sherman Kid

[The Sherman Kid]

Would love to see a follow up to my namesake.This was ,for me, an iconic story which produced a great cover when Dredd cancelled New Year (Prog 146) .A masterclass in compact story telling and with an excellent  ending -I always thought there would be a follow up.My patience finally ended about 15 years later -when I wrote a follow up myself (turned into a 18 episode epic  and posted it in to the Nerve Centre).Didn't receive a reply -my fault really because rather than a synopsis I posted it in it's entirerity -oops.
So Mr John Wagner ,how about it, I would love to see a follow up to the perhaps under-appreciated Classic.

[radiator]

What would be the point when we have the PJ Maybe stories?

[The Sherman Kid]

What would be the point when we have the PJ Maybe stories?

Well PJ Maybe is just citizen for starters. Sherman was enrolled as a cadet at the Academy of Law, so that puts a completely different slant on things as he presumably got the full eagle , became a judge and enforced the law.What kind of judge would have been an interesting question on it's own -a Tek Judge, Street Judge or someone who directed black ops -who knows, but plenty to explore there.
Secondly PJ is a psychopathic/sociopathic serial killer/mass murderer -as opposed to Sherman who never killed anyone.His genius had a very very different dynamic and thus would take a very different direction so, again, lots of potential I think.Plus there is a huge backstory to fill in there ,what did he accomplish -did he invent for example the Stub Gun, the possibilities are huge.
So yes, reviving this character would be very interesting and very cool 

[radiator]

Don't really see it myself. Why would that make a good story?

I always regard the story in question as very firmly in Dredd's endearingly goofy early period, when the strip was still finding it's feet. I refer to Pj Maybe because imo thats a much better example of a story revolving around a delinquent genius.

[The Sherman Kid]

Don't really see it myself. Why would that make a good story?

I always regard the story in question as very firmly in Dredd's endearingly goofy early period, when the strip was still finding it's feet. I refer to Pj Maybe because imo thats a much better example of a story revolving around a delinquent genius.

The above is not the story, just the backdrop, the storytelling I would happily let John Wagner handle.The point is that he is an interesting character and would come at things from a different angle to others.
PJ Maybe is a fantastic character but  I think Dredd sometimes lacks having sufficient Judge characters, ones that aren't killed off after five minutes.This has changed in recent years happily with Koburn, Beeny, Logan ,Rothman but a couple more wouldn't go a miss imo.

[JOE SOAP]

He got nuked during the Apocalypse War.

[O Lucky Stevie!]

He adopted the name Proudfoot, was assigned to Justice 1...

[The Sherman Kid]

 

He got nuked during the Apocalypse War.

 

[The Sherman Kid]

Mission Accomplished!

Deep Joy   

[W. R. Logan]

As I don't read the meg can someone just let me know how Sherman came back.

[Steve Green]

He survived the Academy and graduated - He wangles his way into requesting a position at Justice Dept R&D, head of it gets a bit suspicious as all street judges are usually on the streets at New Years, Sherman shoots a few judges and heads towards what he's been working towards

[Buttonman]

That's some coincidence that you post about a sequel to a 30 year old, single issue, story and within 3 months it becomes a reality! What's the chances of that happening then?

Are you the Nerve Centre postman or indeed are you Tharg on the pimp?

[Jared Katooie]

I also don't read the Meg. Did Wagner write this one?

[Trout]

No, the Dredd is by Michael Carroll.

[Jared Katooie]

Oh, alright then.